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TIL, Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room' became the first movie ever to be shot in both 35 MM film and HD simultaneously

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woAx1 TIL that "Dinner" (the big meal) used to be around midday so artificial light wasn't needed, and then "Supper" was an evening snack. Dinner moved later in the day during the 18th century, until it was so late a new meal was needed to bridge the gap: "Lunch."
1KmO TIL on January 22, 1943, the temperature in Spearfish, South Dakota, changed from -4°F to 45°F in just two minutes, setting a world record. This was caused by a Chinook wind, which increased the temperature eventually up to 54°F before dying down, dropping the temperature back to -4°F.
AvGw TIL astronomer Carl Sagan was denied membership in the National Academy of Sciences, reportedly because his media activities made him unpopular with many other scientists.
JWal TIL Ira Einhorn, the founder of Earth Day murdered and composted his wife, Holly Maddux.
Z8D5D TIL, CAPTCHA is an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"